Shipley family genealogy
Abstract
This collection contains information on the genealogy of the Shipley family as well as related families. Records include handwritten copies of land grants, wills, inventories, birth records, obituaries, wedding announcements, family histories, bible records, and news articles.
Dates
- 1695-1979
Creator
- Shipley family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Shipley family of Maryland in April 1980.
Separated Materials
Materials incorporated into the Library's General Collection include two pamphlets, Charles Shipley's family bible, and fifteen issues of "The Shipleys of Maryland Newsletter" spanning from September 1965 to November 1979.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains information on the genealogy of the Shipleys and related families. It includes handwritten copies of land grants, wills, inventories, birth records, obituaries, wedding announcements, family histories, bible records, news articles on the family, and newspaper pictures. Other items include approximately 5,000 3x5 cards listing births, deaths and marriages of Shipley and related families; typescript entitled "Shipley, Mitchell and Thompson families;" cemetery records from Missouri; photostat of coat-of-arms; Loudon Park Cemetery receipts and interment records; and Lincoln-Shipley genealogy.
Shipley family members represented include: Judge Nicholas Charles Burke, Dr. Arthur M. Shipley, Joshua Shipley, and Ruth Howard Shipley. Other families also discussed include: Burke, Leonard, Logsdon, Mitchell, and Thompson.
Creator
- Shipley family (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the Shipley family genealogy
- Status
- Under Revision
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Revision Statements
- 2020-02-28: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Sandra Glascock
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org